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Women receives 52 days jail term for shooting drugs in school playground
By Medicine Hat News on October 2nd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A woman caught shooting up drugs in an elementary school playground last month will spend the next 52 days in jail, court determined on Tuesday morning in Medicine Hat. Her lawyer said at that point she will enter a separately arranged stay at a drug treatment facility. Crown prosecutors told provincial Court of Justice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City staff to make decision on Saamis Solar Park by year-end
By James Tubb on October 1st, 2024
Collin Gallant cgallant@medicinehatnews.com Regulators are expected to decide by year-end on whether the city can purchase the DP Energy “Saamis Solar Park” or operate it under the City of Medicine Hat’s unique power generation charter. Meanwhile, power division heads are clarifying potential costs and the timeline of the 1,600-acre project in the city’s north end. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP education critic visits Elks Club
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 1st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The latest in a growing list of visits from NDP critics to speak on issues that matter to residents, NDP MLA and Official Critic for Education Amanda Chapman visited Medicine Hat on Friday evening. Chapman opened the evening with commentary on the recent announcement by the province to create 50,000 learning spaces, followed by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province now tied for lowest minimum wage with Saskatchewan
By Medicine Hat News on October 1st, 2024
Minimum wage will rise to $15 per hour today in Saskatchewan, a point which now puts Alberta in a tie for the lowest in the country. The increase in Saskatchewan was announced earlier this year and adds $1 per hour to the lowest mandated wage that was last raised to $14 in late 2023. Alberta’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Overnight frost expected in region
By Medicine Hat News on October 1st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat was at risk of overnight frost last night, according to Environment Canada, and will be Wednesday as temperatures could fall as low as 1C. The note was issued on Monday afternoon as forecasts in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains pointed to frost from Rocky Mountain House to Claresholm. The cool ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City comes alive for art in motion
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 1st, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Downtown was alive with colour and music on Saturday, for the Art in Motion event. 1st Street was closed to traffic for the majority of the day, and with good cause, as the road was packed with attendees, food trucks, and local vendors. Various organizations, from the Medicine Hat Public LIbrary offering various activities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College commemorates national day for truth and reconciliation
By BRENDAN MILLER on October 1st, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Elder Charlie Fox provided a prayer and honoured the land, history and traditional ways of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit people and their relationship with healing and working towards reconciliation before the annual walk for reconciliation at Medicine Hat College Monday afternoon. “Calling on our creator to give us the blessing to heal, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat College hosting its popular Career Expo next week
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 28th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Those looking to start with working lives, or possibly start fresh in a new career, are encouraged to visit Medicine Hat College this coming Wednesday for the annual Career Expo. “Each year, we are excited to see the uptake of employers from several diverse industries at our Career Expo event,” said MHC student career ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kom Mo Taan: Hatters gather at Police Point to learn about Blackfoot culture
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on September 28th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Turnout for Kom Mo Taan, an opportunity to experience part of Blackfoot culture out at Police Point Park on Friday, was encouraging for the idea of truth and reconciliation. Throughout the morning, residents made their way out to a teepee erected outside the Nature Centre, learning how to make tobacco ties and proper protocol ... Read More »
1 responseSatisfaction survey shows decline in local governance confidence
By Collin Gallant on September 28th, 2024
@@CollinGallant A “community satisfaction survey” of Hatters states most still are happy with the community and would recommend it as a place to live, but have plunging levels of confidence in local government. Levels of satisfaction in “municipal government, including council and administrators” fell to 49 per cent – down from 81 per cent in ... Read More »
1 responseCrop yields higher in Alberta this year; south sees hay spike
By Medicine Hat News on September 28th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Yields are up across Alberta in 2024, according to new figures in the Alberta crop report, including an extra one and three-quarter tons of hay per irrigated acre in southern Alberta compared to last year. Major crop yields are also nearly one-fifth bigger compared to recent averages in the south region. Initial estimates in ... Read More »
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